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An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent…
An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent servant of the Lord, Mr. John Cotton ... ; taken from his mouth in short-writing, and some part of it corrected by himself soon after the preaching thereof ; and all of it since viewed over by a friend to him ... wherein some mistakes were amended, but nothing of the sense altered.
London: printed for Tim. Smart, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Upon the thirteenth Chapter of the REVELATION. › Part
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is a dangerous sin when men are found in a fault, they have a thousand excuses for it, and utter denial of such things, so as they will cut you a Weavers beam unto a very moat: But you see the spirit of Christ Jesus will not do it, ⟨p. 157⟩nor will he confess it, for they charged it upon him in his own person, and so he could not confess it: He could not deny it, because then he should not have stood in our room as he did. And therefore it behooves those that are young or old; if you be innocent, then you may excuse it; if you be guilty, beware of denying, for if you do, you shall leave a difficult travail upon Jesus Christ to plead your cause: He that knoweth the heart, and the truth of the thing, he is ashamed of such a proud spirit, that so defends himself as you do.
It is a dangerous sinne when men are found in a fault, they have a thousand excuses for it, and utter denyal of such things, so as they will cut you a Weavers beame unto a very moate: But you see the spirit of Christ Jesus will not doe it, ⟨p. 157⟩nor will he confesse it, for they charged it upon him in his own person, and so he could not confesse it: Hee could not deny it, because then he should not have stood in our room as he did. And therefore it behooves those that are young or old; if you be innocent, then you may excuse it; if you be guilty, beware of denying, for if you do, you shall leave a difficult travayl upon Jesus Christ to plead your cause: He that knoweth the heart, and the truth of the thing, he is ashamed of such a proud spirit, that so defends himself as you doe.
Lastly,1 it is a ground of singular comfort to all whose names are written in the Lambs book of life, and brought on to this Lamb-like frame of heart, in the greatest horror of spirit, whereas the soul in this or that man is confounded, and he knows not what to say: Here is comfort for such a soul laid up, for here is a sufficient plea before Gods Judgment seat, the Lord Jesus Christ hath been silent at it, he hath born and suffered for it. It will come unto this pass with a soul under spiritual confusion: We shall lye down in our shame, with our confusion upon our faces, as in